Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice

Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on personal injury and negligence involving bodily harm, including medical malpractice issues. Coverage includes major litigation over medical negligence, patron safety, and accidents involving catastrophic injuries and death, as well as legislative and regulatory developments.



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Latest News in Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice

  • December 05, 2025

    Character.AI Exec Can't Exit Teen's Suicide Suit, Mom Argues

    The co-founder of Character.AI should not be allowed to escape a wrongful death lawsuit accusing the platform and its creators of building a large language model that encouraged a 14-year-old boy to kill himself, the teen's mother argued in Florida federal court, saying the founder essentially controlled the company, so much so that it was his alter ego.

  • December 05, 2025

    Juror Who Alleged Misconduct Dismissed From Opioid Trial

    A juror in Florida hospitals' $1.5 billion trial against the three major pharmacy chains over opioid dispensing was dismissed Friday after a judge found that her allegations of serious misconduct against another juror were largely unwarranted.

  • December 05, 2025

    Calif. Court Reverses Arbitration Denial In Injury Firm Dispute

    A California state appeals court has reversed a lower court's decision denying an injury firm co-founding partner's petition to compel arbitration in a dispute with his former law partner over referral and attorney fees, finding that an arbitration clause may be enforceable.

  • December 05, 2025

    Ex-Derailment Deal Admin Faces Irked Judge In Contempt Bid

    The ex-administrator of Norfolk Southern's $600 million settlement over the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment met skepticism as it admitted to a federal judge Friday that it had made some mistakes in distributing funds, but denied class counsel's key contention that $120 million for personal injury claims had to be divided evenly among all the claimants.

  • December 05, 2025

    Court Asks Texas DPS If Delay At Uvalde Injured Survivors

    A Texas appellate court pressed counsel for the Texas Department of Public Safety to explain how sovereign immunity bars tort claims brought by the victims who survived the Uvalde massacre, asking Friday why the agency should get to avoid negligence claims.

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